Thanks Mike. I really appreciate your help in guiding me through The deal even got better when I came to pick her up - ten more bucks off.And I really like everything about this one. Love from the first sight.

futurebird wrote:This is a mass produced pot from ebay. But, I'm happy with it. $28 was very reasonable and it's so small. It much easier to use teas economically now that I have a little pot.

Question: What kind of clay is this? I know it isn't "real" -- but what improvements would I see from getting a real pot? I looked at some handmade pots at a local store. The clay seemed more porous, there was something more "earthy" and less plastic about them that appealed to me.

Unless you have some specific reason to suspect it is "not real", other than just the price you paid, why not assume it is real until shown otherwise? There are plenty of "real" zisha teapots out there in that price range. You have to make certain sacrifices (unless you stumbled across a great deal, which happens all the time), but you can find genuine clay, from the right areas (despite many people getting all up in arms about which actual mountain it came from). Just sayin.....might be "real", might not be, but invest it with love as if it were real!!!!!

This 85ml beauty by Chen Ju Fang is made from aged Huang Long Shan clay. I've not had any direct experience with this clay before, but it's beautiful in the hand and makes excellent tea. I had originally planned to pair this with Yancha, but Nada says it's especially well suited for roasted oolong and puerh. I'm testing it now and will let the teapot decide.

I had sworn off buying any Yixing teapots that I didn't have the chance to examine in person, but I had to make an exception for this one, and I'm so glad I did...

This 85ml beauty by Chen Ju Fang is made from aged Huang Long Shan clay. I've not had any direct experience with this clay before, but it's beautiful in the hand and makes excellent tea. I had originally planned to pair this with Yancha, but Nada says it's especially well suited for roasted oolong and puerh. I'm testing it now and will let the teapot decide.

I had sworn off buying any Yixing teapots that I didn't have the chance to examine in person, but I had to make an exception for this one, and I'm so glad I did...

I managed to snag one of these as well. I plan on using it for Liu an. But have not had a chance to test the pairing yet.

This 85ml beauty by Chen Ju Fang is made from aged Huang Long Shan clay. I've not had any direct experience with this clay before, but it's beautiful in the hand and makes excellent tea. I had originally planned to pair this with Yancha, but Nada says it's especially well suited for roasted oolong and puerh. I'm testing it now and will let the teapot decide.

I had sworn off buying any Yixing teapots that I didn't have the chance to examine in person, but I had to make an exception for this one, and I'm so glad I did...

I managed to snag one of these as well. I plan on using it for Liu an. But have not had a chance to test the pairing yet.

I am curious to hear about it when you start that pairing. Please share.

Having felt it from a friend who bought it from Daniel Liu, I told him I really wanted to find a similarly shaped pot. When I saw the pot at the antique market I thought the shape, clay, feeling, and stamp were familiar. It wasn't until I got home and double checked with the web site to find that the pots share the same origin. Luckily, I paid much less than what it's going for on the website.